17 for he had married her Mark V. 18 For John had said unto Herod It is not lawfull for thee to have thy brothers wife Therefore Herodias had a quarrell against him Mark V. 19 and would have killed him but she could not For Herod feared John Mark V. 20 knowing that he was a just man and an holy and observed him and when he heard him he did many things and heard him gladly M Matth. V. 5 And when he would have put him to death he feared the multitude because they counted him as a prophet CHAP. XXXII Christs departure out of Judea into Galilee his discourse with the Samaritane woman and the conversion of many Samaritanes M Matth. Ch. 4 V. 12 NOw when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison and J John Ch. 4 V. 1 when therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized moe disciples then John Though Jesus himself baptized not John Ch. 4 V. 2 but his disciples He * Matth. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 John 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 left Judea John V. 3 and departed again into Galilee And he must needs go through Samaria John V. 4 Then cometh he to a citie of Samaria John V. 5 which is called Sychar neare to the parcell of ground that Jacob gave to his sonne Joseph John V. 6 Now Jacobs well was there Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey sat thus on the well and it was about the sixth houre John V. 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water Jesus saith unto her Give me to drink John V. 8 For his disciples were gone away into the citie to buy meat John V. 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him How is it that thou being a Jew askest drink of me which am a woman of Samaria for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritanes Jesus answered and said unto her John V. 10 If thou knewest the gift of God and who it is that saith to thee Give me to drink thou wouldest have asked of him and he would have given thee living water The woman saith unto him Sir John V. 11 thou hast nothing to draw with and the well is deep from whence then hast thou that living water Art thou greater then our father Jacob John V. 12 which gave us the well and drank thereof himself and his children and his cattell John V. 13 Jesus answered and said unto her Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again John V. 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life The woman saith unto him Sir John V. 15 give me this water that I thirst nor neither come hither to draw Jesus saith unto her Go call thy husband John V. 16 and come hither The woman answered and said John V. 17 I have no husband Jesus saith unto her Thou hast well said I have no husband John V. 18 For thou hast had five husbands and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband in that saidst thou truely John Ch. 4 V. 19 The woman saith unto him Sir I perceive that thou art a prophet John V. 20 Our father 's worshipped in this mountain and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship John V. 21 Jesus saith unto her Woman beleeve me the houre cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain nor yet at Jerusalem worship the Father John V. 22 Ye worship ye know not what we know what we worship for salvation is of the Jews But the houre cometh John V. 23 and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth for the Father seeketh such to worship him God is a Spirit John V. 24 and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth The woman saith unto him John V. 25 I know that Messias cometh which is called Christ when he is come he will tell us all things John V. 26 Jesus saith unto her I that speak unto thee am he John V. 27 And upon this came his disciples and marvelled that he talked with the woman yet no man said What seekest thou or Why talkest thou with her John V. 28 The woman then left her water-pot and went her way into the citie and saith to the men Come John V. 29 see a man which told me all things that ever I did is not this the Christ Then they went out of the citie John V. 30 and came unto him John V. 31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him saying Master cat John V. 32 But he said unto them I have meat to eat that ye know not of Therefore said the disciples one to another John V. 33 Hath any man brought him ought to eat Jesus saith unto them John V. 34 My meat is to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work John V. 35 Say not ye There are yet foure moneths and then cometh harvest Behold I say unto you lift up your eyes and look on the fields * Matth. Ch. 9 V. 37 for they are white alreadie to harvest John V. 36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages and gathereth fruit unto life eternall that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoyce together And herein is that saying true John Ch. 4 V. 37 One soweth and another reapeth John V. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour other men laboured and ye are entred into their labours And many of the Samaritanes of that citie beleeved on him John V. 39 for the saying of the woman which testified He told me all that ever I did John V. 40 So when the Samaritanes were come unto him they besought him that he would tarrie with them and he abode there two dayes John V. 41 And many moe beleeved because of his own word John V. 42 And said unto the woman Now we beleeve not be cause of thy saying for we have heard him our selves and know that this is indeed the Christ the Saviour of the world CHAP. XXXIII The second return of Christ out of Judea into Galilee he heals the Rulers sonne J John V. 43 NOw after two dayes he departed thence and went into Galilee John V. 44 For Jesus himself testified that * Matth. Ch. 13 V. 57 a prophet hath no honour in his own countrey Then when he was come into Galilee John V. 45 the Galileans received him having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast for they also went unto the feast John V. 46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee *
ΜΟÎΟΤΕΣΣΑΡΟΠTHE EVANGELICALL HARMONIE Reducing the foure Evangelists into one continued context and in it the entire historie of the acts and sayings life and death of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST duely ordered according to the distinction of times By HENRY GARTHWAIT ¶ Printed by THOMAS BUCK and ROGER DANIEL Printers to the Vniversitie of CAMBRIDGE MDCXXXIIII TO THE REVEREND AND RIGHT WORSHIPFULL JOHN BARKHAM Doctour of Divinitie Dean of BOCKING SIR HAving had the honour and happinesse for some yeares to live under your roof I have often observed your constant love and respectfull care to advance further any thing tending to publick good The desired imitation of this pattern first kindled in me the sparks of an ambitious resolution to exercise my self besides my ordinary sacred task in some such labour as might if not in the event prove beneficiall to all yet at least shew my willingnesse to employ my utmost abilitie to that end I fastened therefore upon this Harmonie and by Gods assistance have finished it in this form wherein none was ever yet extant in our own language nor to my knowledge in any other Yet because the best things published with the best intent seldome scape the lash of censorious readers these my first fruits as by right due to the Church I present to your self that under the shelter of your name I may adventure them to the view of these curious times You have the patronage of the father this his infant therefore having been conceived in your house and brought forth by your advice now stepping first into publick craves the priviledge of your protection and that as you were a daily encourager of my proceeding a witnesse of my care and faithfulnesse in the work pleased to commend it to the Professours in the Universitie who have the examination of what is made publick so this way also you would please to commend it to the world And besides which is the chief having no other means to expresse my gratefull remembrance of your continuall favours accept I beseech you this dedication of my labours to the memorie of your lasting name for if the gods as Plinie saith accept a plain cake of meal and salt offered in pure devotion by such as have no better incense then I doubt not you will accept of this as the free oblation of him who hath dedicated and devoted himself Your worships ever obliged to do you service HENRY GARTHWAIT To the Reader THough the sunne shine in its full brightnesse yet if either the eye be defective or the medium unfit or the object too remote we see but imperfectly So though truth be most resplendent in it self yet if either we be uncapable in apprehending or tho means unapt to convey or the truth to be known too farre distant either in place or time it seems not to be such to us as it is indeed in it own nature The God of truth willing to acquaint us with that truth which it most concerns us to know hath provided his Spirit to enlighten our understanding his Sonne and ministery the means to convey it and his written word to bring those things which were done many ages before our time and in places farre distant from us Galat. 3.1 so neare as if we had seen them acted before our eyes To this end our Saviour Christ did choose from among the Jews certain men Luke 1.2 which had known his life and doctrine from the beginning to be witnesses thereof to the Jews and Gentiles and selected two from among his apostles and from his disciples other two to commit them to writing Deut. 17.6 and 19.15 and transmit them to posteritie That if in other cases the witnesse of two or three were sufficient this of foure might abundantly satisfie any that should doubt of that truth which in times past did shine full bright among the Jews Especially having received what they deliver not onely by their own knowledge and experience 2. Pet. 1.21 but writing as they spake the dictates of the Spirit of God The writings therefore of one of these whom we call Evangelists 2. Tim. 3.16 being the testimonie of the holy Spirit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is of more value and ought rather to be credited then the testimonie of many nay of all men but all of them agreeing in one and the same truth their testimonie is so much the more enforcing as implying so many severall acts of one and the same Spirit producing in divers subjects one and the same effect even The mysterie of our Salvation by Jesus Christ For though every one of them follow his own peculiar method and order in the context of his historie and sometimes deliver the same thing in the same or other words or adde some circumstance to that which another had written or new matter altogether omitted by the rest and now and then seem not so much to respect order and method as faithfully to record things done yet in the undoubted truth both of Christs speeches and actions there is admirable consent and celestiall harmonie For the more cleare demonstration of this the learned from the very primitive times through all ages to this of ours have bestowed much labour and extraordinarie industrie in comparing of their testimonies together as Tatianus the scholar of Justin Martyr Ammonius Origens master Theophilus Antiochenus Epiphanius contra Alogos S. Augustine in his foure books of the consent of the Evangelists After them Petrus Comestor Bonaventura Ludolphus de Saxonia Joannes Gerson And of late Andreas Osiander Codomannus Molineus Jansenius Barrhadius Calvinus Selmatterus and many others by whose labours in that kinde the Church of God hath been much enlightned and adorned Yet this as it was performed by severall men so was it done in a diverse manner Some of them reduced all the foure Evangelists into the method text of one the manner whereof appeares by those Canons yet remaining extant in S. Hierome Tom. 6. in initio Others placed the severall texts collaterally in one page leaving it to the reader to judge what was added or delivered otherwise by any one of them And this order the most of later times have followed Calvin excepted who harmonizeth onely the three first placing S. John by himself as hardly reducible to the other three Others again have reduced all the foure into one continued context bringing in every one in his due place and own words delivering his part of the historie of Christ Of this sort among the Romane Catholicks Jansenius among the Catholick Protestants that incomparable Divine Dr. Chemnitius Helvic chron who departing this life in the yeare 1588 when he had onely finished the two first books it was continued by Lyserus but he likewise leaving it unfinished there was not any found that durst put his hand to the perfecting of that table of Apelles till after fifteen yeares it was undertaken and in few yeares made
passeover which was in the second yeare of Christs ministerie A diseased man is cured at the pool of Bethesda J John Ch. 5 V. 1 AFter this there was a feast of the Jews and Jesus went up to Jerusalem John V. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda having five porches John V. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk of blinde halt withered waiting for the moving of the water John V. 4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool and troubled the water whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had John Ch. 5 V. 5 And a certain man was there which had an infirmitie thirtie and eight yeares When Jesus saw him lie John V. 6 and knew that he had been now a long time in that case he saith unto him Wilt thou be made whole John V. 7 The impotent man answered him Sir I have no man when the water is troubled to put me into the pool but while I am coming another steppeth down before me Jesus saith unto him Rise John V. 8 take up thy bed and walk John V. 9 And immediately the man was made whole and took up his bed and walked and on the same day was the sabbath The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured John V. 10 It is the sabbath-day it is not lawfull for thee to carrie thy bed He answered them John V. 11 He that made me whole the same said unto me Take up thy bed and walk Then asked they him John V. 12 What man is that which said unto thee Take up thy bed and walk And he that was healed John V. 13 wist not who it was for Jesus had conveyed himself away a multitude being in that place John V. 14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple and said unto him Behold thou art made whole sinne no more lest a worse thing come unto thee The man departed John V. 15 and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole CHAP. XLVI The first disputation of Christ with the Jews concerning the sabbath His sermon upon that occasion at Jerusalem in the second Passeover J John V. 16 ANd therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus and sought to slay him because he had done these things on the sabbath-day John Ch. 5 V. 17 But Jesus answered them My Father worketh hitherto and I work John V. 18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him because he not onely had broken the sabbath but said also that God was his father making himself equall with God John V. 19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them Verily verily I say unto you The Sonne can do nothing of himself but what he seeth the Father do for what thing soever he doth these also doth the Sonne likewise For the Father loveth the Sonne John V. 20 and sheweth him all things that himself doth and he will shew him greater works then these that ye may marvell For as the Father raiseth up the dead John V. 21 and quickeneth them even so the Sonne quickeneth whom he will John V. 22 For the Father judgeth no man but hath committed all judgement unto the Sonne that all men should honour the Sonne John V. 23 even as they honour the Father He that honoureth not the Sonne honoureth not the Father which hath sent him Verily verily I say unto you John V. 24 He that heareth my word and beleeveth on him that sent me hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life Verily verily I say unto you John V. 25 The houre is coming and now is when the dead shall heare the voice of the Sonne of God and they that heare shall live For as the Father hath life in himself John V. 26 so hath he given to the Sonne to have life in himself John V. 27 And hath given him authoritie to execute judgement also because he is the Sonne of man Marvell not at this for the houre is coming John V. 28 in the which all that are in the graves shall heare his voice And shall come forth * Matth. Ch. 25 V. 46 John V. 29 they that have done good unto the resurrection of life and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation I can of mine own self do nothing John V. 30 as I heare I judge and my judgement is just because I seek not mine own will but the will of the Father which hath sent me John Ch. 5 V. 31 * John Ch. 8 V. 14 If I bear witnesse of my self my witnesse is not true * Matth. Ch. 3 V. 17 John V. 32 There is another that beareth witnesse of me and I know that the witnesse which he witnesseth of me is true * John Ch. 17 V. 33 Ye sent unto John and he bare witnesse unto the truth But I receive not testimonie from man John V. 34 but these things I say that ye might be saved John V. 35 He was a burning and a shining light and ye were willing for a season to rejoyce in his light John V. 36 But I have greater witnesse then that of John for the works which the Father hath given me to finish the same works that I do bear witnesse of me that the Father hath sent me * Matth. Ch. 15 V. 5 John V. 37 And the Father himself which hath sent me hath born witnesse of me Ye have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his shape John V. 38 And ye have not his word abiding in you for whom he hath sent him ye beleeve not Search the scriptures John V. 39 for in them ye think ye have eternall life and they are they which testifie of me And ye will not come to me John V. 40 that ye might have life I receive not honour from men John V. 41 But I know you that ye have not the love of God in you John V. 42 I am come in my Fathers name John V. 43 and ye receive me not if another shall come in his own name him ye will receive * John Ch. 12 V. 44 45 How can ye beleeve which receive honour one of another and seek not the honour that cometh from God onely John V. 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father there is one that accuseth you even Moses in whom ye trust John V. 46 For had ye beleeved Moses ye would have beleeved me for he wrote of me John V. 47 But if ye beleeve not his writings how shall ye beleeve my words CHAP. XLVII The historie of the seventh and last day of the feast The disciples
Luke V. 36 And he spake also a parable unto them No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old if otherwise then both the new maketh a rent and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old Mr. Mark V. 21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old and the rent is made worse And no man putteth new wine into old bottles Mark Ch. 2 V. 22 else the new wine doth burst the bottles and the wine is spilled and the bottles will be marred but new wine must be put into new bottles M Matth. Ch. 9 V. 17 and both are preserved L Luke Ch. 5 V. 38 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new for he saith The old is better CHAP. LXVII Christ raiseth from death the daughter of Jairus and heals a woman of her bloudie issue M Matth. V. 18 WHile he spake these things unto them L Luke Ch. 8 V. 41 behold there came a man named Jairus and he was a ruler of the Synagogue Mr. Mark Ch. 5 V. 22 one of the rulers of the Synagogue and when he saw him L Luke Ch. 8 V. 41 he fell down at Jesus feet and besought him that he would come into his house For he had one onely daughter Luke V. 42 about twelve yeares of age and she lay a dying Mr. Mark V. 23 And he besought him greatly saying My little daughter lyeth at the point of death I pray thee come and lay thy hands on her that she may be healed and she shall live M Matth. V. 19 And Jesus arose and followed him so did his disciples Mr. Mark V. 24 And Jesus went with him and much people followed him L Luke V. 42 But as he went the people a Luke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thronged him Mr. Mark V. 24 and b Mark 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 preassed him M Matth. V. 20 And behold Mr. Mark V. 25 a certain woman L Luke V. 43 having an issue of bloud M Matth. V. 20 which was diseased with an issue of bloud twelve yeares Mr. Mark V. 26 And had suffered many things of many physicians and had spent all that she had and L Luke V. 43 which had spent all her living upon physicians Mr. Mark V. 27 and was nothing bettered but rather grew worse When she had heard of Jesus came in the preasse behinde and touched his garment M Matth. Ch. 9 V. 21 For she said within her self If I may but touch his garment I shall be whole Mr. Mark Ch. 5 V. 29 And straightway the fountain of her bloud was dried up and she felt in her bodie that she was healed of that plague Mark V. 30 And Jesus immediately knowing in himself that vertue had gone out of him turned him about in the preasse and said Who touched my clothes L Luke Ch. 8 V. 45 And Jesus said Who touched me When all denied Peter and they that were with him said Master the multitude throng thee and preasse thee and sayest thou Who touched me And Jesus said Luke V. 46 Some bodie hath touched me for I perceive that vertue is gone out of me Mr. Mark V. 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing M Matth. V. 22 and when he saw her he said Daughter be of good comfort L Luke V. 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid Mr. Mark V. 33 fearing and trembling knowing what was done in her she came L Luke V. 47 and falling down before him she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him Mr. Mark V. 33 and told him all the truth L Luke V. 48 and how she was healed immediately And he said unto her Daughter be of good comfort thy faith hath made thee whole Mr. Mark V. 34 go in peace and be whole of thy plague M Matth. V. 22 and the woman was made whole from that houre Mr. Mark V. 35 While he yet spake there came from the ruler of the Synagogues house certain which said Thy daughter is dead why troublest thou the Master any further Luke V. 49 Thy daughter is dead trouble not the Master Luke V. 50 But Mr. Mark V. 36 assoon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken he saith unto the ruler of the Synagogue Be not afraid onely beleeve L Luke V. 50 and she shall be made whole Mr. Mark V. 37 And he suffered no man to follow him save Peter Mark V. 38 and James and John the brother of James And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue L Luke Ch. 8 V. 52 And all wept and bewailed her M Matth. Ch. 9 V. 23 And when Jesus came into the rulers house and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise Mr. Mark Ch. 5 V. 39 and them that wept and wailed greatly And when he was come in he saith unto them Why make ye this ado and weep M Matth. V. 24 give place L Luke Ch. 8 V. 52 weep not M Matth. V. 24 for the maid is not dead but sleepeth L Luke V. 53 And they laughed him to scorn knowing that she was dead Mr. Mark V. 40 But when he had put them all out he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel and them that were with him and entreth in where the damsel was lying Mark V. 41 And he took the damsel by the hand and L Luke V. 54 called Mr. Mark V. 41 and said unto her Talitha-cumi which is being interpreted Damsel I say unto thee arise L Luke V. 55 And her spirit came again Mr. Mark V. 42 and straightway the damsel arose and walked for she was of the age of twelve yeares L Luke V. 56 and her parents were astonished Mr. Mark V. 43 with a great astonishment And he charged them straitly that no man should know it and L Luke V. 56 that they should tell no man what was done Mr. Mark V. 43 and commanded that something should be given her to eat M Matth. V. 26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land CHAP. LXVIII Two blinde men restored to sight M Matth. V. 27 ANd when Jesus departed thence two blinde men followed him crying and saying Thou Sonne of David have mercie on us And when he was come into the house Matth. V. 28 the blinde men came to him and Jesus saith unto them Beleeve ye that I am able to do this they said unto him Matth. V. 29 Yea Lord. Then touched he their eyes saying According to your faith be it unto
John V. 39 But this spake he of the spirit which they that beleeve on him should receive for the holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glorified Many of-the people therefore when they heard this saying said Of a truth this is the prophet John Ch. 7 V. 40 Others said This is the Christ But some said John V. 41 Shall Christ come out of Galilee * Matth. Ch. 2 V. 5 John V. 42 Hath not the scripture said That Christ cometh of the seed of David and out of the town of Bethlehem where David was John V. 43 So there was a division among the people because of him John V. 44 And some of them would have taken him but no man laid hands on him Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees and they said unto them John V. 45 Why have ye not brought him The officers answered John V. 46 Never man spake like this man John V. 47 Then answered them the Pharisees Are ye also deceived John V. 48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees beleeved on him But this people who knoweth not the Law are cursed John V. 49 Nicodemus saith unto them John V. 50 * John Ch. 3 V. 2 he that came to Jesus by night John V. 51 being one of them Doth our law judge any man before it heare him and know what he doth John V. 52 They answered and said unto him Art thou also of Galilee Search and look for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet John V. 53 And every man went unto his own house CHAP. C. An adulteresse is brought unto Christ by the Pharisees J John Ch. 8 V. 1 2 JEsus went unto the mount of Olives And early in the morning he came again into the temple and all the people came unto him and he sat down and taught them John V. 3 And the Scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adulterie and when they had set her in the mids They say unto him Master John V. 4 this woman was taken in adulterie in the very act John Ch. 8 V. 5 Now Moses in the Law commanded us that such should be stoned but what sayest thou This they said John V. 6 tempting him that they might have to accuse him But Jesus stouped down and with his finger wrote on the ground as though he heard them not John V. 7 So when they continued asking him he lift up himself and said unto them He that is without sinne among you let him first cast a stone at her John V. 8 And again hestouped down and wrote on the ground And they which heard it John V. 9 being convicted by their own conscience went out one by one beginning at the eldest even unto the last and Jesus was left alone and the woman standing in the midst When Jesus had lift up himself John V. 10 and saw none but the woman be said unto her Woman where are those thine accusers hath no man condemned thee She said No man Lord. John V. 11 And Jesus said unto her Neither do I condemne thee go and sinne no more CHAP. CI. Christs sermon of his own person and office J John V. 12 THen spake Jesus again unto them saying * John Ch. 1 V. 5 Ch. 9 V. 5 I am the light of the world he that followeth me shall not walk in darknesse but shall have the light of life John V. 13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him Thou bearest record of thy self thy record is not true John V. 14 Jesus answered and said unto them * John Ch. 5 V. 31 Though I bear record of my self yet my record is true for I know whence I came and whither I go but ye cannot tell whence I come and whither I go Ye judge after the flesh John V. 15 I judge no man And yet if I judge John V. 16 my judgement is true for I am not alone but I and the Father that sent me Matth. Ch. 18 V. 16 It is also written in your law John V. 17 that the testimonie of two men is true John Ch. 8 V. 18 I am one that bear witnesse of my self and the Father that sent me beareth witnesse of me John V. 19 Then said they unto him Where is thy Father Jesus answered Ye neither know me nor my Father if ye had known me ye should have known my Father also John V. 20 These words spake Jesus in the treasurie as he taught in the temple and no man laid hands on him for his houre was not yet come CHAP. CII The repetition of the doctrine of the person of Christ and of the corruption of the Jews J John V. 21 THen said Jesus again unto them I go my way and ye shall seek me and shall die in your sinnes whither I go ye cannot come John V. 22 Then said the Jews Will he kill himself because he saith Whither I go ye cannot come John V. 23 And he said unto them Ye are from beneath I am from above ye are of this world I am not of this world I said therefore unto you John V. 24 that ye shall die in your sinnes for if ye beleeve not that I am he ye shall die in your sinnes John V. 25 Then said they unto him Who art thou And Jesus saith unto them Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning I have many things to say John V. 26 and to judge of you but he that sent me is true and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him John V. 27 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father John V. 28 Then said Jesus unto them When ye have lift up the Sonne of man then shall ye know that I am he and that I do nothing of my self but as my Father hath taught me I speak these things And he that sent me John V. 29 is with me the Father hath not left me alone for I do alwayes those things that please him As he spake these words John Ch. 8 V. 30 many beleeved on him CHAP. CIII Christs third sermon in the temple to the beleevers and a sharp disputation with the Pharisees J John V. 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which beleeved on him If ye continue in my word then are ye my disciples indeed John V. 32 And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free They answered him We be Abrahams seed John V. 33 and were never in bondage to any man how sayest thou Ye shall be made free John V. 34 Jesus answered them Verily verily I say unto you Whosoever committeth sinne is the servant of sinne John V. 35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever
Luke V. 36 the whole shall be full of light as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light CHAP. CIX Christ dines with a Pharisee The disputations there arising L Luke V. 37 ANd as he spake a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him and he went in and sat down to meat And when the Pharisee saw it Luke V. 38 he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner * Matth. Ch. 23 V. 25 And the Lord said unto him Luke V. 39 Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter but your inward part is full of ravening and wickednesse Ye fools Luke V. 40 did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also Luke V. 41 But rather give almes of such things as you have and behold all things are clean unto you But wo unto you Pharisees Luke V. 42 for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs and passe over judgement and the love of God these ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone * Matth. Ch. 23 V. 6 Wo unto you Pharisees Luke V. 43 for ye love the uppermost seats in the Synagogues and greetings in the markets Wo unto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites Luke V. 44 for ye are as graves which appeare not and the men that walk over them are not aware of them Then answered one of the lawyers Luke V. 45 and said unto him Master thus saying thou reproachest us also And he said Luke V. 46 Wo unto you also ye lawyers for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be born and ye your selves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers * Matth. Ch. 23 V. 29 Wo unto you Luke Ch. 11 V. 47 for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and your fathers killed them Luke V. 48 Truly ye beare witnesse that ye allow the deeds of your fathers for they indeed killed them and ye build their sepulchres Luke V. 49 Therefore also said the wisdome of God I will send them prophets and apostles and some of them they shall slay and persecute Luke V. 50 That the bloud of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation From the bloud of Abel unto the bloud of Zacharias Luke V. 51 which perished between the altar and the temple verily I say unto you it shall be required of this generation * Matth. Ch. 23 V. 13 Wo unto you lawyers Luke V. 52 for ye have taken away the key of knowledge ye entred not in your selves and them that were entring in ye hindred Luke V. 53 And as he said these things unto them the Scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently and to provoke him to speak of many things Laying wait for him Luke V. 54 and secking to catch something out of his mouth that they might accuse him CHAP. CX A large sermon of Christs to his disciples and to the people Sect. I. Of shunning hypocrisie L Luke Ch. 12 V. 1 IN * Matth. Ch. 16 V. 6 the mean time when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people insomuch that they trode one upon another he began to say unto his disciples first of all Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisie * Matth. Ch. 10 V. 26 For there is nothing covered Luke V. 2 that shall not be revealed neither hid that shall not be known Luke Ch. 12 V. 3 Therefore whatsoever yet have spoken in darknesse shall be heard in the light and that which ye have spoken in the eare in closets shall be proclaimed upon the house tops Sect. II. Of the constant confession of the truth and of Christ And I say unto you my friends Luke V. 4 Be not afraid of them that kill the bodie and after that have no more that they can do Luke V. 5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear Fear him which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell yea I say unto you Fear him * Matth. Ch. 10 V. 29 Luke V. 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings and not one of them is forgotten before God Luke V. 7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbred Fear not therefore ye are of more value then many sparrows * Matth. Ch. 10 V. 32 Luke V. 8 Also I say unto you Whosoever shall confesse me before men him shall the Sonne of man also confesse before the angels of God Luke V. 9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God * Matth. Ch. 12 V. 31 Luke V. 10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Sonne of man it shall be forgiven him but unto him that blasphemeth against the holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven * Matth. Ch. 10 V. 19 Luke V. 11 And when they bring you unto the Synagogues and unto magistrates and powers take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer or what ye shall say Luke V. 12 For the holy Ghost shall teach you in the same houre what ye ought to say Sect. III. A dehortation from covetousnesse and care And one of the companie said unto him Master Luke V. 13 speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me And he said unto him Luke V. 14 Man who made me a judge or a divider over you Luke Ch. 12 V. 15 And he said unto them Take heed and beware of covetousnesse for a mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth Luke V. 16 And he spake a parable unto them saying The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully And he thought within himself saying Luke V. 17 What shall I do because I have no room where to bestow my fruits And he said This will I do Luke V. 18 I will pull down my barns and build greater and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods Luke V. 19 And I will say to my soul Soul thou hast much goods laid up for many yeares take thine ease eat drink and be merrie But God said unto him Luke V. 20 Thou fool this night thy soul shall be required of thee then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided Luke V. 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich towards God Luke V. 22 And he said unto his disciples Therefore I say unto you * Matth. Ch. 6 V. 25 Take no thought for your life what ye shall eat neither for the bodie what ye shall put on Luke V. 23 The life is more then meat and the bodie is more then raiment Consider the ravens
goest thou Jesus answered him Whither I go thou canst not follow me now but thou shalt follow me afterwards John V. 37 Peter said unto him Lord why cannot I follow thee now I will * Matth. Ch. 26 V. 33 lay down my life for thy sake L Luke Ch. 22 V. 31 And the Lord J John V. 38 Jesus answered him and L Luke Ch. 22 V. 31 said J John V. 38 Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake L Luke Ch. 22 V. 31 Simon Simon behold Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift you as wheat But I have prayed for thee Luke V. 32 that thy faith fail not and when thou art converted strengthen thy brethren And he said unto him Luke V. 33 Lord I am readie to go with thee both into prison and to death * Matth. Ch. 26 V. 34 And he said J John V. 38 Verily verily L Luke V. 34 I tell thee Peter the cock shall not crow this day before thou shalt thrice denie that thou knowest me CHAP. CLXXV Christ fortells the imminent danger and admonisheth them to prepare spirituall armour against it L Luke V. 35 * Matth. Ch. 10 V. 9 ANd he said unto them When I sent you without purse and scrip and shoes lacked ye any thing And they said Nothing Luke Ch. 22 V. 36 Then said he unto them But now he that hath a purse let him take it and likewise his scrip and he that hath no sword let him sell his garment and buy one For I say unto you that this that is written Luke V. 37 must yet be accomplished in me And he was reckoned among the transgressours for the things concerning me have an end And they said Lord Luke V. 38 behold here are two swords And he said unto them It is enough CHAP. CLXXVI Christ comforts his disciples who were sorrowfull because he had foretold them of his departure Sect. I. J John Ch. 14 V. 1 LEt not your heart be troubled ye beleeve in God beleeve also in me John V. 2 In my Fathers house are many mansions if it were not so I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you And if I go and prepare a place for you John V. 3 I will come again and receive you unto my self that where I am there ye may be also John V. 4 And whither I go ye know and the way ye know Thomas saith unto him Lord John V. 5 we know not whither thou goest and how can we know the way Jesus saith unto him I am the way the truth John V. 6 and the life no man cometh unto the Father but by me If ye had known me John V. 7 ye should have known my Father also and from henceforth ye know him and have seen him Sect. II. Philip saith unto him Lord shew us the Father John V. 8 and it sufficeth us Jesus saith unto him John V. 9 Have I been so long time with you and yet hast thou not known me Philip He that hath seen me hath seen the Father and how sayest thou then Shew us the Father John Ch. 14 V. 10 Beleevest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me The words that I speak unto you I speak not of my self but the Father that dwelleth in me he doth the works John V. 11 Beleeve me that I am in the Father and the Father in me or else beleeve me for the very works sake John V. 12 Verily verily I say unto you He that beleeveth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works then these shall he do because I go unto my Father * Matth. Ch. 7 V. 7 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name that will I do John V. 13 that the Father may be glorified in the Sonne John V. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name I will do it John V. 15 If ye love me keep my commandments John V. 16 And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever Even the Spirit of truth John V. 17 whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not neither knoweth him but ye know him for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you John V. 18 I will not leave you comfortlesse I will come to you John V. 19 Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more but ye see me because I live ye shall live also John V. 20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you John V. 21 He that hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest my self to him Sect. III. Judas saith unto him not Iscariot John V. 22 Lord how is it that thou wilt manifest thy self unto us and not unto the world John V. 23 Jesus answered and said unto him If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him John Ch. 14 V. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings and the word which you heare is not mine but the Fathers which sent me John V. 25 These things have I spoken unto you being yet present with you John V. 26 But the Comforter which is the holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you John V. 27 Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you not as the world giveth give I unto you let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid John V. 28 Ye have heard how I said unto you I go away and come again unto you If ye loved me ye would rejoyce because I said I go unto the Father for my Father is greater then I. John V. 29 And now I have told you before it come to passe that when it is come to passe ye might beleeve John V. 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you for the prince of this world cometh and hath nothing in me John V. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father and as the Father gave me commandment even so I do arise let us go hence CHAP. CLXXVII Christ exhorts his disciples to perseverance in the faith and to mutuall love Sect. I. J John Ch. 15 V. 1 2 I Am the true vine and my Father is the husbandman * Matth. Ch. 15 V. 13 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away and every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it that it